Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[kippaxvilla2]

Great coverage of the corner Beeb.

[Brazilian Villain]

Duran likes a quick shot, doesn't he?

[Villa Lew]

Good effort Duran

[AlexAlexCropley]

Please tell me we're not singing about Small Heath

[Nelly]

Duran likes a quick shot, doesn't he?

I love this about him, I wish we would shoot more.

[john e]

At least Duran has a go instead of pissing about with it like the rest of them

[KevinGage]

We seem to have lost that nippy, energy about us over the last month.  Been much more slow and ponderous. Duran doesn't impress me at all and should stick out like a sore thumb.

Think he's looked sharp in the few occasions when the ball has broken to him.

[Edvard Remberg]

We’re absolutely bossing this game, in our own half. Plus, does Cash know that you’re allowed to play the ball forwards?

That has been his problem of late,  always turns backwards

[JUAN PABLO]

loads of fouls on JJ in this game

[andyh]

Let's be honest, it's only really the elite sides that have to contend with almost every opponent parking the bus. We've entered that category in the last couple of months, everyone knows it, and to some extent the whole squad is now having to learn a different way of playing. It's fairly new territory to most of them.

We allow teams the time to park the bus, that’s the problem,even when we break, we stop and go backwards and allow the opposition to regroup

[JUAN PABLO]

Emerys eye looks better

[pauliewalnuts]

We’re absolutely bossing this game, in our own half. Plus, does Cash know that you’re allowed to play the ball forwards?

That has been his problem of late,  always turns backwards

It's so fucking annoying.

[levico]

Not really laying a glove on them yet though. Only Duran having a go.

[JUAN PABLO]

JJ is looking sharper

[Toronto Villa]

For all this presssure it would be nice to get a SCORCIO soon please Mr Shin